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Texas Aggie storm chasers ready for severe weather
Members of the Texas Aggie Storm Chasers, a group of about 60 Texas A&M students, are prepped and ready to jump in their cars and spot some severe storms.
April 5, 2012
Tornadoes in Texas: Recap and videos of April 3, 2012
At least 11 confirmed tornadoes struck the Dallas-Fort Worth area on April 3, causing damage but no deaths. Here's what's known now, plus the best videos.
April 5, 2012
U.S. students need new way of learning science
U.S. students need a dramatically new approach to improve how they learn science, says a noted group of scientists and educators led by Michigan State University professor William Schmidt.
April 5, 2012
Galaxies caught in act of capturing star ingredients
The discovery is an important step to understanding how galaxies grow and sustain themselves over timescales as long as the age of the universe.
April 5, 2012
Foretelling next month’s tornadoes
Tornadoes are notoriously difficult to forecast, with often deadly results: In 2011, tornadoes in the U.S. killed more than 550 people.
April 4, 2012
Destructive tornadoes rip through Dallas-Fort Worth
Amazing video from at least two separate large and destructive tornadoes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area earlier today.
April 3, 2012
Pulsars could help future astronauts navigate the universe
Astronomers explain how pulsars - interstellar beacons - could help future astronauts find their way across the universe.
April 3, 2012
UC research shows entrepreneurial differences between the sexes
A UC research study of the sexes reveals that when starting a business, women are more likely to consider individual responsibility and use business for social and environmental change.
April 3, 2012
Twins: 1 in 30 babies born in U.S. is a twin
In 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the United States was a twin. That's compared with one baby in every 53 were twins in 1980.
April 3, 2012
Newly found protein helps cells build tissues
Brown University biologists have found a new molecule in the cells of fruit flies that is key to the information exchange needed to build wings properly.
April 2, 2012
